Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2008 January 4

= January 4 =

2Pac
Hi, Why is "Tupac Shakur" the main article for rapper "2Pac"? The article "2Pac" is merely a redirect to "Tupac Shakur". It would seem logical to me if his artistname was used instead. Just as "Earl Simmons" would redirect to main article "DMX", and "Curtis Jackson" would redirect to article "50 Cent". I also see a lot of pages where his name is mixed with other artistnames, like "DMX, 50 Cent and Tupac". It would be the same as saying "Earl, Curtis and Tupac". I don't feel like changing all of those pages if there is a reason for his name to be used like this. I hope someone can answer my question, thanks in advance!

W4rr10r (talk) 03:12, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * As far as I can see from the Tupac Shakur article talk archives, it's because the moniker 2pac was only used for some of his albums. He also used other stagenames (which all redirect to the main article) as well as appearing in a number of movies under these and his real name. You may get a better response by actually asking on that articles talk page though. Foxhill (talk) 03:25, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with Foxhill generally, and I would note that Manual of Style (biographies) would lead us to generally refer to him as "Shakur", his last name, rather than "Tupac", his first name. On the other hand, if DMX and 50 Cent recorded a song with him, the recording credit would probably be "DMX, 50 Cent and 2Pac" (and be spelled that way in Wikipedia) since 2Pac was the name he most commonly used for recordings. So "DMX, 50 Cent and Tupac" would probably be an incorrect usage. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 08:10, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Tupac, like Elvis Presley, quickly became famous enough to be known only by his relatively uncommon first name. He would switch back and forth throughout his life between 2Pac and Tupac depending on the context.  For what it's worth, the famously formal New York Times usually referred to him as "Mr. Shakur." --M @ r ē ino 17:15, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Old Science Fiction Movie
In June I posted a question which I reproduce here:


 * In the 1960s or late 1950s a science fiction movie was released featuring a mission to the Moon to defeat an enemy force which was operating a base there. The enemy were flying a spacecraft of the flying saucer type from which a crimson-coloured sphere emerged at times. The defending force landed upright rockets from which they deployed moon-buggies to attack the enemy base/saucer. On the journey to the Moon one of their crew turned saboteur. Can anyone identify this movie?Retarius 02:37, 22 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll take a stab. Is it 12 to the Moon (1960)? - Andrew4010 06:48, 22 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but no luck. The movie I'm seeking is in colour and if Idmb has it I can't find it in their indexes. Retarius 01:32, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd still like to track it down for a collection I'm making. Can anyone help? Retarius | Talk 04:02, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I couldn't name it (my best guess would be Moon Zero Two), but you could try this http://www.imdb.com/keyword/moon/ Clicking on keywords will narrow down the list. You don't say if the enemies are aliens or not, knowing that may help. slυмgυм [ ←→ &#93; 21:14, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * It has been a long time since I saw Moon Zero Two on TV, but I do have the novel in my collection and it is not the movie in question. It is not UFO (TV series), I borrowed the set from a fried and watched the whole series again last year.  --—  Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  -  21:45, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * If it's on Imdb I can't find it... It's so long since I saw it I have only fragmented memory of it but the gist is that the Earth is being attacked by a large saucer which is operated from the Moon. (I can't remember whether the hostiles were aliens.) A military expedition goes to the Moon (along the way a crewman tries to sabotage the rocket) and deploys orange tracked Moon-buggies by lowering them from the rocket on an elevator platform. They locate and destroy the saucer. I remember clearly one scene where the expeditioners spy on the landed saucer on the Moon and see a crimson sphere rise from its apex. It would be late 1950's or early 1960s vintage.  Retarius | Talk 02:10, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

song wanted
Hi Does anyone know where i can find a copy of the song MISSION OF LOVE by NEMORIN to download. The song features on the movie Neverending Story III.

Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.54.228.172 (talk) 11:32, 4 January 2008 (UTC) Perhaps iTunes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crossaxel 412 (talk • contribs) 14:05, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

1981 Holiday Special
In 1981, during the Holiday Season, CBS aired a special which featured John Schneider and Dottie West. In the special, a group of men performed their country western parody of The Twelve Days of Christmas. I'd like to find out the special's title, and if it's on DVD. If anyone out there can help me, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you.72.229.136.18 (talk) 21:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't see a 1981 special listed for Dottie West on IMDB. Presuming I have the correct John Schneider (from Dukes of Hazzard), he never appeared with Dottie West according to the Oracle of Bacon. --—  Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  -  21:39, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That search must be broken. According to TVTome they were were both in an episode of "The Midnight Special". APL (talk) 23:35, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And that's in the IMDB search result also. Look for "Episode dated 13 March 1981". --Anon, 23:42 UTC, January 4, 2008.


 * You have the right John Schneider. But I could've sworn he and Dottie West were in that 1981 Holiday special.72.229.136.18 (talk) 22:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * There is John Schneider: Back Home (1980) with Barbara Mandrell. --— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  -  23:31, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No. The Holiday special I'm referring to aired on CBS either in November or December of 1981.72.229.136.18 (talk) 23:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Must have been that episode of The Midnight Special noted above.  I don't remember that show.  --—  Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  -  00:07, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No, it wasn't. I remember the special airing in one of the months above.72.229.136.18 (talk) 01:51, 5 January 2008 (UTC)